mikeweil

There was an EGREM compilation CD, but it is long oop. You probably searched discogs. I don't know of any CDs on Palladium or Tumbao.

Turns out I have a download of Tori on some hard drive. I'll get a a copy of a future CD reissue, anyway. This is a 1997 CD of improvised duets with pianist Richard Kimball. They never get atonal, stay free of clichés and superficial free music patterns, still make an impression of totally free improvisation. Recommended. But hard to find ..... https://www.discogs.com/Lloyd-McNeill-Richard-Kimball-XTemPorE/release/7574714

Lovely, totally improvised music, never leaving tonal centers, but cliché-free. recommended for all McNeill fans.

If you consider Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes' "Raise up off me" might be of interest to you, too. Not as elaborate, but frank and with many inside views of the scene.

What we have is: Off Minor - Roost, January 10, 1947 'Round Midnight - Norgran, December 16, 1954 Epistrophy - Verve, January 13, 1955 album "A Portrait of Thelonious" - French Columbia, December 17, 1961 some more Monk tunes are on the various live recordings after 1962.

From a bebop pianistic point of view, I think Bud may have been the ideal interpreter of Monk's music. I can't think of more convincing versions of the Monk tunes Bud recorded. Blue Note or another label should have suggested a "Bud Plays Monk" album, like the posthumously issued "Bud Plays Bird".

Chris Albertson's book on Bessie Smith is on my reading list for vacation later this year.

It's also part of the Sal Nistico Fresh Sound twofer combined with his two Riverside LPs: https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/sal-nistico-albums/5823-sal-nistico-quintets-3-lps-on-2-cds.html?search_query=nistico&results=8

JPC has a Passacaille label sellout:

An overwhelming list, as always. I'm in already. The old recordings from the beginning of the 20th century fascinate me more and more.

Just deleted the CD reissue from my wantlist - these two sound good enough, better than many other Muse LPs. But they weren't recorded by the label's standard engineers ......

Both, both! And this wine has to be consumed thoroughly chilled, of course.

Looks great! My current evening companion: Cantine Pellegrino DIANTHÀ, TERRE SICILIANE I.G.P.

Since I always liked Jodie Christian's playing and the horns seem to be first rate, I ordered a copy. Thanks for posting the recommendation.

LA CLOUTADE D'AMBRE 2017 Corbières Appellation d'Origine Protégée

Great videos linked in this Rolling Stone article on 79-year-old Andrew Cyrille: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/andrew-cyrille-vision-festival-lifetime-achievement-847201/

Preparing for an upcoming performance of this piece led by the same conductor: Excellent music, great performance.

Spent the evening with two excellent DVD presentations of baroque operas:

R.I.P. I must admit I never heard him play, only knew his name.

Three CDs in slimcases and a slighly thicker booklet. If you received only two CDs, one is missing.

There have been Japanese CD issues of El Bravo, La Bamba and El Pussy Cat. But they all deserve a reissue, it was a good band. The best is the Village Gate live album with an amazing piccolo solo by Hubert Laws involving some circular breathing that's beyond belief.

Same here. No funds for this at the moment. When the Pres / Basie goes running low, I'll go mad ...

One of the best Louis Couperin recordings I have ever heard, and I have quite a few. Excellent! Great sound, musical power and passion.